The developments prior to the state elections in the southwest put Federal Chairman Christian Lindner in a comfortable position: While the first debates in the FDP arose in the crisis year 2020 as to whether Lindner was still the right leader, in the upswing he can now point out that the course has been set correctly have - especially in the Corona policy.
Right from the start, Lindner prescribed a course for the party that sought a balance between health protection and civil liberties.
In the meantime, Lindner changed his tone in the pandemic. That also has to do with the fact that he wants to take over government responsibility in September.